get a grip on

1. Also, have a grip on. Obtain mastery or control over something or someone. For example, Get a grip on yourself or the reporters will give you a hard time, or, as Arthur Conan Doyle put it in Sherlock Holmes (1894): “I have a grip on the essential facts of the case.” This expression transfers a firm physical hold to emotional or intellectual control. [Late 1800s]

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In short, the government wants to move from thinking about "duties" the Home Office must fulfil to what "powers" it really needs to take and use to get a grip on the situation.

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But it's proving difficult for authorities to get a grip on the drug being sold illegally.

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The government has been urged to get a grip on long A&E waits with campaigners saying it is the rot eating away at the heart of the NHS.

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One of the best ways for investors to get a grip on the big picture is to focus on the growth rate of its Azure cloud division, which is essential to Microsoft’s ability to make money from the billions it is committing to AI investments.

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Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said needed to get a grip on public spending, rather than raise taxes again.

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